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Antigorite from
Chabrepan, Usseaux, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Antigorite
Formula:Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Antigorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chabrepan, Usseaux, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1497728
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1497728:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Antigorite
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘPra Catinat, Fenestrelle, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘLa Latta, Fenestrelle, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘLaval, Troncea Valley, Pragelato, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘPunta del Lago (Punta del Lago Nord), Villar Focchiardo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘColle delle Vallette, Villar Focchiardo, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘCroce Nera Pass, Sant'Ambrogio di Torino, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘAlpe Caugis quarry, Angrogna, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘChenaillet Pass (Col du Chenaillet), Cervières, Briançon, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘMaisonette, Bobbio Pellice, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘCroce di Pietra serpentinite outcrop, Trana, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy
References
Belluso, E., Compagnoni, R., and Ferraris, G. (1995) Occurrence of asbestiform minerals in the serpentinites of the Piemonte zone, western Alps. "Giornata di studio in ricordo del Prof. Stefano Zucchetti", Politecnico di Torino, Dipartimento Georisorse e Territorio, 12 Maggio 1994. Contribution volume, Tipolitografia Edicta, Torino, 57-66.
 
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